History of the Song, official history of the Song dynasty, commissioned by the Mongol Chief Minister of Emperor Shundi of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty, 1345 a) Identify ONE claim made in the passage about the policies of Chinese rulers. b) Identify ONE way in which the passage illustrates the economic development of China under the Song dynasty.

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History of the Song, official history of the Song dynasty, commissioned by the Mongol Chief Minister of Emperor Shundi of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty, 1345

a) Identify ONE claim made in the passage about the policies of Chinese rulers.

During the twelfth year of Emperor Taizu reign,he appoint a superintendent of maritime trade in  the southern port city of Guangzhou,ports of Hangzhou and Mingzhou ;oversee the activities of all Arab, Sumatran, Javanese, Borneato etc in China , the purpose of this was to regulate foreign trade between them and the foreigner which will regulate the foreign exchange; commodity control; encouraged international trade through regional specialization and increased economic efficiency

b) Identify ONE way in which the passage illustrates the economic development of China under the Song dynasty.

This was illustrated through setting up a trading system, introducing new maritime inventions, development of world's paper money,flying cash, this leads demand for Chinese goods to increased cause they trade with  nations who bought what they can not produce like gold, silver, strings of coins, lead, tin, many-colored silk, and porcelain and sells goods that are not available in China. Chinese was able to dominated international trade

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